Portable building construction.



W. SKIPWORTH.

PORTABLE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1914.

1,170,91. Patented Feb. 8,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I- W. SKIPWORTH.

v PORTABLE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4. 1914.

1,1?,9L Patented Feb.8,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- /TNEEEEE A A TTURNE Y5.

.y a n WALTER SKIPWOBTE, OF 'RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIG-NORDF ONE-HALF TO v 1 'B. WELLS, OF MCINE, WTSCONSIN.

PORTABLE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

Application filed May 4, 191s. Serial No. sac et.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WALTER Snrrwonrn, a citizen of the United States, and resident of'Racine, in the county of Racine and State of W ful Improvements in Portable Building Construction, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

The invention relates to building construction.

The invention designs to provide a port-. able building construction .of sheet metal.

The invention further designs to provide a portable building construction in which the sides, gables and roomlg are made up of a plurality of interlocking members detachably connected together.

The invention further designs to provide anew and improved portable building construction...

The invention consists in the several features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by claim at the conclusion Y hereof.

In the drawings Figure '1 is an end elevation of a building embodying the features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. 'Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line H of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail top view of one of the corners of the building with the top removed. Fig. 7.isa detail-view of the joint or interlocking connection for the detachable plates showing the manner of attaching them. Fig."

' a rear end constructed similar to the sides 10 and, therefore, not shown, front end 12, gables 13 and roofing 14.

The sides of the building are made up of a plurality of sheet metal plates 15 having end flanges 16, the plates resting upon and secured by these flanges 16- to suitable longitudinally extending angle irons 17 which may be secured to suitable sill members-18 by bolts 19 which-extend through the flanges 16 and angle irons 17.

. Each of the side plates 15 is rounded at 1scons1n,have invented new and use- 7 one of its sides 20 to form a tubular portion 22 extending lengthwise of the plate. The edge of this side is bent upwardly into the.

tubular part 22 as-shown at 21 in Fig. 8 to form a flange 23. The other side 25'of the plate 15'is bent at angle thereto as shown at 26 in Fig. 8 and is then rounded over to form a tubular portion 27 extending lengthwlse of the plate. The edge of this side is bent upwardly into the tubular part 27 as at 29 in Fig. 8 to form a flange 24:. To secure adjacent plates together one of the plates is positioned at an angle to the other as shown in Fig. '3. In this position the tubular part 22 of one side of one plate which is designed to register with thetubular part 27 of the other side of another plate is slid into position, the interior of the side 20 forming a bearing for the outer part of the tubular portion 27 of side 25 and interior of the side 25 forming a bearing for the outer part of the side 20. Under these conditions when the ends of the plates aline with each other, the plate which was positioned at an angle to the other is turned down so that it lies in the same plane as that of its adjacent plate as'shown at 30 in Fig. 8. Under these conditions the edge of flange 23 of the side 20 of one plate will rest upon connected as shown at 31 in Fig. 8 but in.

this case flange 23 rests upon the flange 24.

When the sides and ends have been secured together they will be placed in upright position and secured to the base as previously pointed out. 1

The'upper endof plates 15 for the side and rear ends has an extension 32 thereon, which is rounded over to form a tubular part 33 and whose edge is bent inwardly to form a flange 34 as shown in Fig. 4. The plates are detachably secured at their upper ends to framemembers 35 having rounded tubular sides 36 extending lengthwise thereof and an inwardly extending flange 37. When the sides and ends are set up the members 35 may he slipped into position to held the alinement, the tubular part, 33 forming a bearing for the tubular side 36 and the flange 37 abutting the fianges 34 to lock the members 35 and the respective sides and ends in position. A- front frame member 36 is secured to the side plate adjacent the front.

The front of the structure is reinforced by tubing 38 .which fits within the tubular portion of the side plate adjacent the front of the structure and is connected thereto by suitable rivets 39 as shown in Fig. 5 which tubing is connected together by a horizontally extending tubing 40 as shown at 41 in Fig. 1. These-rivets 39 also pass through one part of hinges 42 the other part of the hinge being riveted to the sheet metal door which is made of two parts 43 a and 44 and is reinforced at its edge 45 adends being the same as that emplo ed in 'jacent the sides of the building. After the sides and ends have been placed in position the gables 13 and roofing 14 are set up. The gables 13 consists of a plurality of sheet metal plates 46 whose sides 47 and 48 are constructed similar to those of plates 15 to form interlocking connections. The lower end of each gable plate has an extension 49 which is turned under at its edge to form aflange 50 and a groove into' which the front frame member 36 and the rear frame 35 may be fitted and be secured thereto by suitable fastening means such as bolts 51. The upper ends of the gable plates are bent to form a tubular portion 52 as shown at 53 m-Fi 2 andare provided with inwardly exten 'ng flanges 54.

The roofing 14 consists of a plurality of sheet metal plates whose sides 55 and 56 are constructed similar to those of plates'15v to form interlocking connections. The lower end of the roofing plates 14 is bent over to form a flange 57 and a groove into which the edges of the side-frames arefitted and,

the upper end is extended upwardly to form previously pointed out, we will now describe the manner of assembling the other parts of the'structure.

When the sides and ends are in place the frame members 35 and 36 maybe secured in posltion as previously pointed out. Then the gable plates 46 are placed in position, the manner of connecting the interfitting connectinigteup the side plates but in t in? stance a' r turning the ad acent able plates at ..the front and rearfsides'of the building forming gables, each ofsaldlat'es member so that it lies in the same plane as the one next to it this plate must be forced up so that its flange 49 receives the end of the end frame members. Thegables being in place the roofing plate adjacent the rear end is forced into position, the tubular con nections of the gable plates and the roofing plates interfitting with each other as previously pointed out. Then the other roofing plates 15 with the exception of the'one ,adjacent the front end are placed in position if in a manner similar to that of connecting up the gable plates, the roofing plates being forced into position so that the flanges 57 may receive the frame members 35 therebeo tween. The last roofing plate, that is, the one adjacent the front end unlike the other members of the structure, is not slipped on at an angle to the adjacent plate and later turned down so as to lock the connection 35 between them but it forms what may be termed the key member of the structure and must be forced on so that its tubular sides engage with the adjacent roofing plate and with the tubular ends of the gable plates respectively. The roofing is "then secured to the frame member '35 by suitable fastening means 66. The gable plates being likewise secured to the frame members the inner and outer ridge members 59 and 63 respectively,

are secured in position in amanner previously set forth which completes the erection of the building, I

By forming the lianges and grooves on the undersides of the lower" edges of the roofing and gable plates, provides an unobstructe'd upper surface or water-shed around the lower edge of the roof and gables, and

a thick overhanging portion which is additionally reinforced at its extreme edge by the underlying flan es, thereby forming a rig'li d edgewhich wi not warp out ofshape. he invention thus exemplifies a portable building construetionconsistin of aplllrality of sheet metaljplates provi ed with 4 interlocking connections to form the sides, ends, gables and roofing for the building.

The invention is not'to be restricted to the details of'construction herein set forth but may be varied so as to bewithi'n the scope 1 5 .of the appended claim..

- What I claim asmy invention is:

" In a portable building having a'rear wall and side walls, downwardly inclined frame 'members mounted onathe upper; of

said walls and across the front side of the building, a plurality of verticaltinterlocked having at its lower edge a downwa-r y inclined extension provided with-an under- .turned flange at its extreme edge forming a groove for the'reeeption of the free edge of its downwardly inclined frame member and adapted "for fixed engagement with'said member, and a locking means' along its top plates, and means for securing the top edges 1 edge, a plurality of interlocked roofing of said roofing plates together. plates secured to said frame members. on the In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signaside Walls of the building and also being proture in presence of two Witnesses. 5 vided with underturned flanges at their extreme edges forming grooves for the free WALTER Q H' edges of their supporting frames, the end- Witnesses: rooiing plates being interlocked with the p LOUIS O. FRENoH,

locking means on the top edge of said gable ARTHUR F. MILLER. 

